Today In History - August 24

...2001, Hip-Hop mogul, Sean Combs, debuted his mens loungewear collection in New York. The range of underwear, sold at Bloomindales, included tight boxer shorts and sleeveless muscle T-shirts. The stores fashion director, Kal Ruttenstein said the collection was selling well and that their cool customers tended to wear the tracksuits as separates.

...2002, French model and actress, Laetitia Casta, split ways with her model agency, Madison, after deciding to move into acting. Madison owner, Vincent Peters, assured that the two parted on the best of terms. "Laetitia had done eight years of great work with us, but it was time for us to go our separate ways. We wish her the best of luck with her acting."

...2004, Cindy Crawford received a gory PETA video and accompanying letter from the animal activists after she signed up to be the new face of the furrier, Blackglama. "I know that when film and television careers don't pan out, a model can become desperate, but you're totally ruining your image by showing such a lack of integrity," PETA's Dan Mathews wrote in the letter to Crawford. "You have become a body without a heart or a head."